Kathy Jones

The Very Reverend Kathy Jones
Dean of Bangor
Church	Church in Wales
Diocese	Diocese of Bangor
In office	January 2016 to present
Other posts	Hospital chaplain (1994-1999; 2006-2016)
Orders
Ordination	1992 (deacon) 1997 (priest)
Personal details
Birth name	Kathy Louise Sandells-Rees
Born	1968 (age 48–49) Corris, Merionethshire, Wales
Alma mater	Cardiff University Queen's College, Birmingham University of Wales, Bangor Northumbria University University of Leeds

Kathy Louise Jones (née Sandells-Rees; born 1968) is a Welsh Anglican priest and chaplain. Since January 2016, she has been Dean of Bangor. This makes her one of the most senior priests in the Church in Wales. Previously, she was the Lead Chaplain of the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the Diocese of Newcastle, Church of England.

Jones was born Kathy Louise Sandells-Rees in 1968 in Corris, Merionethshire, Wales. As a child she would attend Holy Trinity Church, Lower Corris, with her mother; it was while there that she first felt the call to ordination. After failing her A Levels, she studied for a Business and Secretarial Diploma in Aberystwyth.

Having completed here diploma, Jones attended and passed a selection for those seeking ordination in the Church in Wales. She then studied theology at Cardiff University. In 1990, she entered Queen's College, Birmingham, an ecumenical theological college, to train for ordained ministry. She could not train at St. Michael's College, Llandaff, the Anglican theological college in Wales, because it did not have accommodation for women until later years.

Following ordination, Jones continued with her university studies. She studied theology at the University of Wales, Bangor, graduating with a Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree in 1996. She studied at Northumbria University and completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in 2011. She studied at the University of Leeds, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 2013.

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